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washington,
july 27, 1999 associated press:

"a
federal safety agency has upgraded an investigaion into millions of daimler
chrysler minivans and general motors pickups because of possible gas tank
leaks
during side-impact crashes that could spark fires.

" during
a federal crash test of a 1999 dodge caravan minivan on january 5, the hose
that channels gasoline from the gas pump into the minivan's fuel tank pulled
loose from the tank, and half the tank's test fuel spilled out, the agency report
said. the crash test simulates a vehicle crashing into the side of a
minivan at 30 mph.

"the national highway
traffic administration also is looking at the tanks on the later model dodge
caravan and grand caravan minivans, chrysler town and country minivans and plymouth
voyager and grand voyager minivans."